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Learning that Moves

If anyone knows learning can be a "moving" experience, it's Peter Bing, Director of NSCC's Aviation Institute. This year, the Institute re-located to a new 43,000 square-foot facility in Dartmouth Gate. Peter's task was to transfer 10 aircraft over four kilometres, not to mention all of the Institute's equipment, classrooms and staff to their new location.

Now that it's "mission accomplished," Peter is excited by the possibilities the new space provides. "A larger facility means we can expand the programs we offer allowing the College to meet the aerospace industry's growing need for skilled graduates," says Peter.

Going above and beyond is what keeps Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc. (NEAS) coming back to NSCC.

NEAS is a marine transportation supplier with a mission to contribute to the economic development of the north and a commitment to crew their ships with Inuit from Nunavut and Nunavik.

NEAS relies on the Nautical Institute at NSCC's Strait Area Campus in Port Hawkesbury to provide marine training for employees. Graduates are skilled in marine cargo handling, safety and firefighting skills.

According to Francois Lamy, Training Coordinator for NEAS, the service that NSCC provides goes well beyond training.

"They spend a lot of time making sure our guys are supported," he says. "That covers everything from transportation and accommodation to organizing sports nights. They even involved our employees in an Arctic Games demonstration at a local high school. It means a lot to our staff, most of whom had never spent that much time away from home."

Excellence in training is what attracts industry partners like Canadian Tire to NSCC. Realizing a critical shortage of automotive service technicians was on the horizon, Canadian Tire stepped forward three years ago and offered its support to NSCC's Automotive Service & Repair program.

The company provided top-of-the-line tools and equipment to the six NSCC campuses that run the program. They have also become a major sponsor of the new Transportation Centre at NSCC's Akerley Campus in Dartmouth.

"We have been extremely pleased with the quality of employees who have been trained at NSCC," says Rui Martins, Service Manager of Canadian Tire's Clayton Park store. "Through this partnership, we've become much more educated to the challenges facing students, and we want to do everything we can to support the continued success of this valuable program."